Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-23
LOCAL JOTS.


"Humbug' at the Theatre tonight.
Clara Morris begins her engagement at
the Theatre tomorrow night.
A cook being asked this morning why
he was always out of job, answered, l
get hot and quit.
Forty gallons (64O glasses) of beer were
drunk over the bar of a Main street
saloon yesterday.
James Dunn, cohab., took the poor
debtors oath before Judge Mckay to-
day and was given his liberty.
q In the cases of the Atkins, Wilson and
Moore, charged with soliciting at the D.
& r. G. depot, sentence was suspended.
A novelty in the shape of a cane, made
from the backbone of young shark, is
to be be seen in window on First South
street.
The funeral of the late Mrs. w. H.
Hooper will take place from the family
home on North First West street to-mor-
row morning at IL O'Clock.
The Germania smelling works, which
have been shut down for a few days for
e the want of ore, will start up in full blast
shortly. Ore is coming in fast now.
An all-night-out, who was holding up
the street lamp in front of Godbe, Pitts
& Co.'S, this morning, says he will tell
his wife that he missed the street car.
Several members of the Salt Lake
Temple of Honor left to-day for Park City
to institute new temperance lodge at
that place. Let the good work 60 on.
The heavy brick arch being built over
the cesspool behind the Cullen House,
gave way this morning. The frame work
not being sufficiently strong to support the
weight.
One of our young bloods, who would
find fault with most of the hotel beds in
town, was satisfied with stretching him
self on a grocersman's outside show
bench, yesterday morning.
The sand has run out of the hour-glass.
I've assembled the hill and am on the
down grade; put on the brakes and
never look back, or you will turn into
pillar of salt. Lindsey SprGgote.
Don't forget to attend the auction sale
OF fine furniture and household goods at
&c. Conklin's residence, so E. Third
South street, tomorrow. Milt. Barratt,
the only silver-toned auctioneer, will
preside.
In the Police Court this afternoon,
Gibbons, the ID. & r. g. brakeman, was
bound over in the sum of $500 bonds, to
await the action of the Grand Jury. S.
G. Ewing and George Mullett went as
sureties.
The Utah Central and D. & R. G. roads
have arranged to give conference rates
from all points to Provo or Salt Lake.
They will be sold from the 9Th to the 10th
inclusive, and will be good to return, in
Guiding the 18th.
The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley Railroad has introduced a novel
advertisement in the shape of a pocket
slate, with a map of the route on the
back. Mr.. Benton has some of them at
the Union ticket Office.
The only case heard in the Third Dis
Court to-day was that of Odds Wagon
Works VS. Isaac L. Lyon. The attorneys
and jurors were present and the case was
argued by Thomas Marshall, NJ. Kill
patrick, G. w. Bennett and j. G. Royle.
Another gas we'll has been struch on
the old Roper place, where Chas. Thiede
formerly kept saloon, on the State road
The fame stands up about twenty feet,
and when first lighted burns with roar,
but finally settles down to regular work.
Hyrum Groesbeck is the fortunate owner
At the meeting of the G. A. r. this af-
ternoon Governor Murray was elected
Commander-fn-Ch of the Department !;
Past Commander Kidder, of Park City,
Senior Vice Commander, and Past Com
mander Wentley of Boise City, Junior
Vice Commander. The meeting ad-
journed until this evening at Z O'Clock.
Judge Dusenberry has recently re-
turned from a visit to Colorado. He says
every man you meet has something 10
say in praise of Colorado as a State, and
never tire of booming the prominent
cities and towns over there. Everybody
on the move and only one desire, to build
up their State. Utah men take notice.
The temperance people give their en-
tertainment tonight in Temple of Honor
Hall, over the Deseret Bank, During
the evening Professor Held's Cornet
Band will render the selection of 'Lucre-
tia Borgia." Mr. A. Beesley will give a
Xylophone solo, with full band accom-
paniment. Quartette, Morning Song"
Messrs. Held, Gill, Williams and Clark
Cornet solo, "Genevieve Suer," organ
accompaniment, Professor John Held.
The remainder of the evening will be
pleasantly spent tn social enjoyment,